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HB 70                                                                                                                         
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 70(L&C) am "An Act relating to                                                                            
emergency medical services for operational canines; relating to the                                                             
powers, duties, and liability of emergency medical technicians and                                                              
mobile intensive care paramedics; relating to the practice of veterinary                                                        
medicine; and providing for an effective date" was read the second                                                              
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dunbar, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                                
adoption of the Health and Social Services Senate Committee                                                                     
Substitute offered on page 1301. Without objection, SENATE CS                                                                   
FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 70(HSS) "An Act relating to                                                                           
emergency medical services for operational canines; relating to the                                                             
powers, duties, and liability of emergency medical technicians and                                                              
mobile intensive care paramedics; relating to the practice of veterinary                                                        
medicine; relating to civil liability of veterinarians; and providing for                                                       
an effective date" was adopted.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the bill be                                                                   
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 70(HSS) was read the                                                                        
third time.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                      
NO. 70(HSS) "An Act relating to emergency medical services for                                                                  
operational canines; relating to the powers, duties, and liability of                                                           
emergency medical technicians and mobile intensive care paramedics;                                                             
relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; relating to civil liability                                                    
of veterinarians; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?"                                                        
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 70(HSS)                                                                                                                
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers,                                                                      
Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 70(HSS)                                                                             
passed the Senate.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                               
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                                
clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                                                
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.